Cushion adjuster



sept' 27 1927 F. KLElNsMn-H CUSHION ADJUSTER Filed' April '7. 1926 Stro: n

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My saidi invention relates. to 1a rnovel ad. juster forseat cushions of automobiles or other vehicles by means of which thecushion may be forced intoposition on its supporting seat and held in such position or maintained in .various elevated positions for rendering accessible a tool,fbattery .or other.. compartment beneath the seat, ally as Will hereinafter ybe more fully. .described and claimed.

Referring. to the accompanying drawings which are made a part hereof` and onwhich similar reference characters'indicate ,similar parts, Y

Figure 1 is a side elevation of av seat hav-y ing a part broken'avvay illustrating the application of my invention, .i

Figure 2, a similar view illustrating.onev Vuse of my adjuster,

Figure 3, a detailedvieiv .of'one of the members to Which the adjuster issecured,

Figure .11, a perspective of one: form. of the adjuster, i f

Figure 5, a` fragmentary vievv of a seat "'er with a bracket attachment for support. ing the free end ofthe adjuster,

Figure G, a bottom plan vievvA of a. seat `with my device applied thereto,

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a detailedviewv bowing the connectionof the adjusterto theframe shown. in Figure. 6,1; Y

Figure 8, a modiliedform of the inven-V tioinf n the drawings reference character 10 indicates an automobile seat having a riser 11 at its front edge, a back 12 and aremovable cushion 13. An adjuster is provided for forcing or Wedging the cushion into position on its support and for holding the same in such position, said adjuster comprising a rod bar or rod 1li of substantially U-shape, or having side hars 14 and a cross bar 15. The free ends of the U-shaped member areV preferably bent outwardly in lopposite directions and are adapted to engage in apertures 16 in transversely disposed. supporting tegral ivith,4 or attached to longitudinal members 19 and 20 of the seat frame. l

As shown A.in Figure 1 the adjuster is adapted to fit snugly beneath the cushion when the same is in position on the seat and a bracket 21 is secured to the seat riser 11r adjacent its upper edge and serves as a support for the free end of the adjuster 14, permitting the adjuster to either bear against 1926. Serial No. 100,415.

the reary side of the seat` riser, so that the seat maybe forced into position, orl against thexridgein said bracket for holding the seat in an elevated position-to permit access to a tool boX,..or other compartment. The

' cross bars 17 are preferably provided With a series ofspaced'fapertures16 to permit'the adjusten to be connected invarious positionsl ,so that the .elevation of the cushion may be vlhen the cushion is lremoved from the seat the adjuster may be `set inthe position shown in Figure `2 to serve as avbrace` for `holding said cushion in a forward .position to permit free access to the rcompartment beneath [and avoid the .necessity of vremoving the cushion from. the automobile.

lnstead of :using1 the vbrackets' 17, the out-A WardlyV turned portions of the adjustermay be .jonrnalled directly in apertures in the: Wooden crossbars 18,as shovvn in'Figu-res 6 and 7. If desired `Washers 22 maybe used for spacing .the .arms ofv the adjuster from the cross bars 18,*`

ln the :modified Yconstruction shown in Figure Y8 an' adjuster ltrsimilar to the'one used in Figuresl andffinay be pivoteddi-A 'l rectify tothe yseat riser and. is adapted to support the forward portion' of'the seat ,y

cushionI and ,force l saidv .cushion rearwardly intof'position When the'saineis depressedf The adjuster shown-inlv Figures 1, 2 andA has its cross bar in a plane spaced from thc plane of the side arms of the adjuster and in Figures 6 and 7 the adjuster has its side arm and cross bar in the saine plane. @bvi-ously other shapes of adjusters may be used and they maybe operatively connected up in various Ways. In 'applying the cushion to theseat, it is di icult to force the saine into proper position. However, with the use of my device the cushion may be easily forced into position'by resting the cross bar 15 upon the bracket 21 and pressing on the top ofthe cushion causing' the adjuster to act as a lever, or toggle, in conjunction With the Aportion of the'cuslnon frame and straighten out and force the cushion into proper Aposition.y lVhen it isv desired to remove the cushion it is only necessary to elevate the Vfront portion Vof the same When it may be readily removed as will be readily understood. It Will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in my- 'Sil device without departing from the spiritof the invention and therefore do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawings and described in the specification, but only as indicated in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: n

l. The combination with a support and back and seat cushions, of a brace extending transversely beneath said seat cushion, a plurality lof openings in said brace, a lever disposed in one of said openings and engaging the forward edge of the support for said cushion said lever having its free end shaped to fit snugly beneath the forward portion of the seat cushion said lever constitut` injq` with the rear portionof the brace a toggle whereby the said cushion will beV forced rewardly, said support having a plurality of spaced projections for engagement by the lever whereby the edge of the seat may be held in various elevated positions, substantially as set forth.

2. A cushion adjuster comprising in combination with a support and back and seat cushions, a brace extending transversely beneath said seat cushion, a lever pivotally connected with said brace for engaging the forward portion of the support said-lever having its `free end formed to snugly lit beneath the forward portion of the seat cushion and constituting with the rear portion of the brace a toggle whereby the seat cushion will be forced into position said support having a plurality of spaced projections for engagement by the lever whereby the edge of the seat may be held in various elevated positions, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a support and back and seat cushions, of a brace extending transversely beneath said seat cushion, an

opening in said brace, a lever disposed in said opening and engaging the forward edge of the support for said cushion said lever having its free end shaped to lit snugly beneath the forward portion of the seat cushion said lever constituting with the rear portion of the brace a. toggle whereby the said cushion will be forced rewardly, said support having means for engagement by the lever whereby the edge of the seat may be held in various elevated positions, substantially as set forth.

a. The combination with a support and back and seat cushions, of a brace extending transversely beneath said seat cushion, a lever connected to said brace and engaging the forward edge of the support for said cushion and constituting with the rear portion of the brace a toggle whereby the said cushion willbe forced rearwardly into position, said support having means adapted to be engaged by the lever whereby the edge of the seat may be held in various elevated positions, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with a support and back and seat cushions, of a seat mounting for said seat cushion, a lever connected to said seat mounting for engaging the forward edge of the' support for said cushion, and constituting' 'ith the rear portion of the brace a toggle whereby the said cushion will be forced rearwardly into position when the same is depressed, said support having means adapted to beV engaged by the lever whereby the edge of the seat may be held in various elevated positions, substantially as set forth.

ln witness whereof, l have hereunto set myhand at Indianapolis, indiana, this 5th day of April, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-six. I

FREDERICK KLnINsMITH. 

